Racism, past and present Stepping back in time equip us with some basic conceptual tools that can be employed to understand and deal with issues of racism, rejudice, and discrimination. For example, in our readings the Article Psychology and race discusses how Caucasian doctors believed that Caucasians had larger cranial capacity to house more cerebral matter and thus were thought of as more intellectual. Not only has this been proven false in later years, the …showed first 75 words of 2047 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2047 total…racism in its newer guises. Here it should be noted that racism in its newer guises is obviously much more sophisticated than had been the case previously. However, this does not make it less destructive than overt or traditional racism. On the contrary. The fact that the phenomenon, in its contemporary manifestations, has become less explicit means that it is particularly difficult to recognise and comprehend and,consequently, to deal with (Essed, 1987; Hooks, 1996; More, 1998; Sharp, 1988).